“America, We Need to Talk” – hosted by Joel Berg with rotating guest co-hosts – is a lively, take-no-prisoners show on WBAI FM radio that not only diagnoses the ills of both New York City and the nation, but prescribes concrete cures. Combining humor and bombast with fact-based analysis of politics and policy, the program features candid conversations with newsmakers and activists, pointed commentary, and listener call-in segments. Show also includes reviews of recent music and movies.
Trump and G.O.P. on verge of creating major food crises in Puerto Rico The latest on public housing, homelessness, and poverty in New York City Guest...
Topics: Why progressives should fight hard for their values but also accept compromises that concretely improve the lives of the people for whom they ...
Topics: Wrap up of 2018: Top stories in the news; Top under-reported stories; Our favorite movies, books, music of 2018; our hopes for 2019 Music: “Mi...
Topics: Mattis resignation, stock market collapse, government shut-down, shafting hungry Americans (again), and the U.N.’s Anti-Poverty work Guest: Dr...
Topics: Affordable housing in NYC, Michael Cohen Guilty Plea, Cultural Appropriation and Inferior White Covers of Classic African-American Song Guest:...
Topic: The Contradictory Legacy of George Herbert Walker Bush: an In-Depth Nuanced, Discussion. Plus Hear Joel Get Berated by Callers Who Believe the ...
Topic: How can we ensure that the U.S. Department of Justice stands for the equal rule of law for everyone? Guest: Bert Brandenburg, a former top U.S...
Topic: Discussion of the history of hunger in America, and why NYC and America still have so much of it today Guest: NYC Social Services Commissioner ...
Topics: Mid-term election results and the future of the Democratic Party. Plus, if you are given the name “Goddess of Melody and Song" at birth, must ...